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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26
THE EARTHQUAKES OF 1911
AND 1855.

The shocks OF 1811-13 are, by their vio-
lence and continuity to be ranked among
the first score of recorded earthquakes.
Save perhaps that which, in 1919, dis
turbed the delta of the Indus, in western
Hindostan, the Mississippi earthquake of
1871 directly produced more extensive and
permanent local geographical changes
than any other of which we have any &C.
count; so violent and continuous were the
shakings that the alluvial land in the
neighborhood Of New Madrid was low
cred below its previous level, and into
the depressed region the stream of the
Mississippi poured in such violence that
for time its lower waters, for a consid-
cradle part of their course, turned back
ward toward their source. Although the
colonizing Of the district had just begun,
the area of the country already cleared
by settlers which was converted into
morasses by the shock was so great that
the Government was compelled to furnish
some hundreds of thousand acres of new
lands on higher ground to those whose
dwelling places had been made uninhab-
table. 1t seems likely that an area of
not less than five thousand square miles
was, on the average, though irregularly,
lowered to tho depth of ten feet below its
original level. The energy of these shocks
was so great that the low, stropgly-built
cabins of the frontiermen were wrecked,
the forest trees were beaten against each
other, and their branches interlocked as
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26
WOMAN AND THE HOME.

Nothing so helps woman through the
long weary days of work as the knowl-
edge that what she does is appreciated
by those she loves and for whom she
tolls. Think of this, husbands and fathers,
and remember that kind word is always
in season. If, on some morning, the coffee
is shade too brown to suit your taste, do
not scold about it; and on every other
morning when it is delicious, say so. Try
this way and you will find your coffee,
and everything else, to your taste much
oftener; and besides you will give the ones
you ought to love best the sweet con-
sciousness that they are doing their work
well, and giving satisfaction to the one,
OF all Others, they most desire to please
thus inspiring them with renewed en-
ergy to strive for the meIited reward of
kind, appreciative words. And so shall
an atmosphere of peace and sweet home
happiness come to pervade the whole
house, born and nurtured into beautiful,
fragrant blossoming by your own kind
words and deeds. Let us all remember
too, that the higher and happier our
home life, the more wisely and better we
may hope to do the work that lies wait
ing for us beyond it. A pleasant place
to come home to" is the greatest ener-
gizer man can have. Then let us strive
with an earnest and constant purpose to
make and keep the home cheerful, invit-
ing and pleasant.
Every home should be bright and
tastefully furnished, freely, if carefully
used, and every table should be regularly
spread with reasonable variety of good,
wholesome and appetizing food. Econ
omy is very good thing; but when it
degenerates into unnecessary "scrimp-
ing" it becomes meanness. The very
poor are often obliged to stint; but what
their necessity makes virtue is really a
crime in the comfortably situated. What
are delicious things made for. If not to be
eaten. The appetite claims a certain
amount Of what some consider luxuries
to satisfy it, and this should be supplied
in reasonable quantity at the home
table. A craving, unsatisfied stomach Is
a dangerous thing, whether it is the re-
suit Of over-indulgenee in improper food,
or the want of satisfying food.-St. Louis
MAGAZINE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26

Goethe has been named as model Of
healthy skepticism. But hear him, near the
close of his life, say in his conversations
with Eckermann: Happiness is but a
dream; misery only is real" 81 have al
ways been looked upon as favorite of
fortune; neither will bemoan myself or
accuse my past course of life as unwor-
thy; but yet, after all, it has been moth
ing but labor and trouble, and may well
say that in my seventy-fifth year l have
not had four weeks during which 1 could
enjoy life" Hear Strauss confess to the
awful condition of man, when the exist
ence of God and providence is denied:
"The giving up of faith in divine prov
idence is certainly one of the most sensi-
tive losses that can befall man." Hear
Humboldt: 81 despise humanity in all its
strata. 1 foresee that our posterity will
be far more unhappy than we are. E.
The whole OF life is a great insanity"
Listen to Schopenhauer, the great Ger
man author and pessimist: This world
is the worst possible; the life of man is
one of unbounded misery and wretched-
ness; existence is blunder and crime,
and not to be- is infinitely better than TO
be-"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26

Lesser things will drop out, as the hand
closes upon the larger duty or the greater
blessing-just as the hand that reaches out
to grasp the great strong oak, lets go its hold
on the blade of grass it had gathered.-PhiL-
lips Brooks.
Secondhand? Our share, as well as
theirs, comes from the Father, and though
there may be great wall to hide the sunset
glory from US, some light will shine down, if
we but look for it; and as it is His hand that
holds the greater JOY and brightness from us,
We may have something instead-something
that is not second hand, but all our own
His peace hUrehm0n.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26
LIVING A HUNDRED YEARS.

Professor Humphrey, of Cambridge
University, well known for his researches
into questions of longevity, has prepared
a series of elaborate tables, in the course
of which he contrives to impart certain
singularly curious facts regarding CEN
tenarians. OF his 50 individuals, at least
II, two males and nine females, actually
attained the age of 100, fact confirmed
in these eleven cases by the production
of baptismal certificates and other rec
ords. Other of DIR. Humphreys cases
must have attained very nearly to the
hundred years. Only one of his cases
reached 108 years, while one died at the
alleged age of 106. Not one case was
reported as having attained the age of
ITO. Yet several popularity reputed in
stances have been given in which that
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26
ghe Aon1e Circle,
For THE UNIvERsALIsT
SORROW.
FOR THE BORROWING"
BY REV. z. CASE.

They whispered she was dead;
All, mel the tears we shed,
AS we thought of one so beautiful
Gone from earth forevermore;
A ray of heavens light
Lost to mortal sight,
In the dimness and the distance;
Of the everlasting shore.
Then the news came rolling. rolling.
Not wave of joy consoling;
Dark as midnight darkness
Was the soul, and full of fear;
And the light of life grew darker,
And the slky above grew murkier,
AS if the day of doom
In its awfulness drew near.
o, fellowship of sorrow
That knows no bright tomorrow,
When the sorrowing soul is turned
Away from deaths still clay;
o the doubt and the misgiving
That shake the soul of the still living
And fill with tears the tagging
Hours of livelong day!
o sweet and bitt err in a breath,
That comes to us when death
Hath swept the hearth and altar
Of all we hold most dear!
Not the stars in all the sky
That look down on all that die,
Can tell us aught of those we love
When from earth they disappear.
And in all our life that's past,
Seems phantom on us cast.
And the warp and wool of time
Such stuff as makes dream,
Till we doubt if life be real,
Or something that's ideal,
A flake of snowy foam
On stormy ocean stream.
Canaan, NE.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

CARTHAGE. ILL.,, July 9.-Dr. J. A. James,
a wealthy physician and surgeon, recently
residing near Bently, this county, was
prosecutor of parties supposed to have been
guilty of dastardly assault upon his sister
n-law, Mrs. Mary James, at Bently two
years ago. Since then the Doctor claims TO
have been threatened by several parties.
His barn vas burned and midnight prowl-
ers discharged weapons in the vicinity of
Mrs. James home. The Doctor recently
removed to Quincy, and on the evening of
the 4'h mysteriously disappeared. lie
turned up in Chicago two days later, and
returned TO Quincy evidently suffering from
mental alteration. The assault upon Mrs.
James remains as yet shrouded 10 mystery.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

soon pass through the canal into
Round Lake, one of the prettiest harbors on
Lake Michigan. On the right hand as you
leave Round Lake TO enter Pine Lake is
the famous Kalamazoo Resort with its
beautiful Summer hotel and numerous
white and colored cottages which at the
season of the year are Just being opened 10
receive their guests. On the left is the Chi
cago Resort with its Grand hotel and sur
rounding cottages; as We leave Round Lake
we pass along the south shore, where in
three fathom of water you can see
nickel on the bottom, should yOu
drop one, and schools of fish. thousands in
number can be seen here and there waiting
FOR the sportsman with his rod and line
From CbarlevoiX TO irOnton, a distance OF
eight miles there is beautiful scenery on
both sides of the lake and as yOu near Iron
ton II looks as II the ground were covered
with little white tents, Dut as v0u get nearer
you viii see that what you supposed was
tents are charcoal burners where they
make charcoal for melting iron ore. Leav-
ing irontOn You enter what is known as the
South Arm OF Pine Lake. neck of water
eight miles long and from one fourth TO one
and one half miles wide tbickly surround
ed with beautiful hard wood timber, and
here you eaten a lovely breeze coming from
the lake that makes this part OF the trip
most delightful. Half way between Ironton
and East Jordan is that famous Island
known in history as Holly Island" where
the Mormons held their annual feasts fifty
and sixty years ago. The Captain stopped
here long enough for the passengers TO
look over Tire Island. and rare
sight II was, with its ruins
generations old and Of court that is fast
passing away. Soon after leaving here you
will see East Jordan, which is situated upon
& slight elevation OF ground and presents
tine view. Fast Jordan has two frsf-class
hotels, and near nere the finest trout fish
ing in Michigan IS to be found in the Jor-
dan River, small stream Of clear, cold
water with current OF ten 20 fifteen miles
an hour
The steamer Lou r. Cummings makes
close connections at Hetoskev for Charlie
voix and East JOrdon with The train leav-
ing Grand Rapids AT 5 "a. m and arrives at
Pe,oskey at 5.o5 p m. Pleasure seekers
will find this one OF the finest trips out OF
Petos6ey. This boat is run for the COM
fort and pleasure Of its patrons Captain
snyder takes great pleasure in explaining
ana pointing out the different plsces of in
iersst along tue route. Special rates to ex-
curslon parties Of ten and more. For sDy
further information wa.ch the TEl.resAsf-
HEr.ip Tor their time card. or address
Capt. W 4. Snyder CharleVoix. Mich
The boat can be secured for pleasure or ex-
cnrsion parties between the bours Of 10 a.
IN. and p. IN.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10
THAT AWFUL NOISE
THE SEA Ions UP IN PiNe LAKE.
How tie cincian&gi and Ciacinnaii Fisher
men Mere Soased-A Hsard al
Young seals Among she At
t1actioas NJ "a A1ieaoiKs

tsxASsf,t IS ast ftkttstN tu 49,
CHARlrrolx. Mich, July 9-rine Lake
has new attraction for this Summer, and
the town and the nolels are al Wild with
gossip about tie matter today. Yesterday
afternoon George q. Buueraeld and Eugene
Gladdis. Of Cincinnati, and Charlie Pome-
roy and John Glass, of Chicago, were fish
Ing in . little bay on Pine Lake, just CUT
side the resort grounds. when they heard
an unearthly squawking OF growing. ~ Of
some animal in terrible agony. The
noise increased until IL struck terror
10 the souls Of the Chiosg0 men who
weighed anchor and were about 20 saw
away. Buitertield aud liia Ids pulled their
reYolyers. aud shouting 10 thelr companions
10 follow. rowed toward tbe shore Ia tie
direction of the sound.
The swfGl noise proceeded from little
rocky island near the shore. which was
shaded by bending maple, and increased
as they neared the spot. Arriving within
safe distance they saw cr0nching upon the
rocks two animals having the appearance oi
large black puppies. They were about 10
snoot az them when ont Of the water nesr
the bow OF their b0st arose the head of an
enormous sea lion. The beast with her blg
ugly eyes giaTed savaRely az The occupants
of the boats and with an Cnesuhly yell
sank beneath the wave. II Is said that the
boats made lively time ia getting away
from there and the Chicago boys
were 50 excited ihat they lost
a fine string OF bass. which
they were towing behind their boat.
After rowing little way into the lake ihe
fishermen were delighted 90 see the mother
sea lion climb upon the rocks aid tenderly
call ber little ones in hnddle together
Giving another look st the intending boats
the sea lion with her young rolled OF into
the water and disappeared.
Now that the story Of the seals or sea
lions has been told numerous people re-
member to have heard the peculiar cry
uttered by the sea hon. +. W John
son, of the Arlington, at Peioskey, Is posi-
tive that he heard the animals a. early s.
two weeks ago while going down the lake
on the Lou A. Cummings.
There is much speculation as Ia how the
sea lions got into these waters. Some peo-
pie seem 10 think that they are the progency
of pair tha- escaped from a menagerle a.
Alpena two years ago while others contend
that these sen lions are the identical ones
that escaped from the lake in Lincoln Park,
Chicago year AGO last winter and got into
Lake Michigan The latter theory seems
10 be the most probable.
At I'll events CharievCir has some genuine
sea lions in It's harb0r and sn effort Will be
made 10 capture the young ones.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

Chief Justice Campbell. in his opinion in
the case Of tie city vs.. the Hydraulic Com
pany, says
There IS no law giving the city monop-
oily.
The Hydrsulic Company is entitled 10
compete for business throughout the entire
city.
Il Is not necessary for city 70 control its
own ta,er supply any more than IFS light
ing
The Company charter required Il 70 fur
nish pure water while TIE city system can
furnish sny kind
Stopping the Company would re 6isss-
trOas % the health snd comfort Il the city.
The COmuanys vafer is e1oellent
the city water is not good for domestic
us~
Th> COMPANY bas done its fuIl duiy.
is hs- procured supply 81 water eoual
10 fae dafrsnf
i la ris ht to lsv pipes IN The streets
but this richt oest bsexercise3 in harmony
7ith publie conrsnieuoe and NAV be regu.
iafed bT ordinance.
1be vote hse oee1 sesinst hords.
The city mases oaf no case and i rnust
psy The costs of be sstiEsfion.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10
Those Funny Special Trains.

increase Of two per cent. over the acreage Of
1886. In the States of declining wheat
culture maize had advanced largely, notably
in Kansas A marked advance is noted in
the district between the Mississippi and
Rocky Mountains. and a considerable in
crease is reported in che cotton States. The
season has been fairly favorable both for
planting and growing, and the condition is
high, averaging 95.l, which differs little
from the July condition OF the
past three years, and is materially
higher than for the three years preceding
1884. The great corn growing States which
furnish the surplus, average nearly 90 in
condition. The condition of Winter wheat
on the first of JIly or at the time ofthe har-
vest for the more southern States is S3.2
reduction since the Juneireport of IL. There
has been heavy decline in Kansas, ma
terial reduction in California, with some
loss in several of the Southern States. some
of the remainderg gained point or two and
others lost The chinch bug wrought some
damage in the most Western States aud in
MARYLAND and Virginia. Where the harvested
grain has been threshed the results are varsa-
be with plump sound grain in some
localities and shrunken berry IN others
There is reported sOmew bat serious decline
in the condition Of spring wheat, largely
from Lllt lTcNdititt u fG4iiAA IAScs ihc
general average of S7.3 last month is 1913. a
decline of eight points. The condition OF
July of 1856 was S43 four points higher
than the present average. The average tor
Wisconsin is -, Minnesota 76, Iowa T2,
Nebraska 80. Dakota ST. The chinch bug,
Hessian hy, grasshopsers in the Northwest,
and the Joint worm in West Virginia all
aided in the reduction OF the yield OF wheat.
The average condition of Winter rye Is
SS, that OF fSpring rye Si.3, showing decline
in the condition since the last report. The
average for barley IS likewise reduced; il is
So instead of $50 last month. The decline
is mainly IN tue West.
The reduction appears in cats from 81 in
June. to S5.9, due 20 drouih and Insect ray
ages. II is heaviest in Kentucky, Illinois.
Wisconsin, and the States west of the Mis-
sissippi.
There has been an increase OF = per cent
in the acreage OF potatoes the laryest rate
of advance being in Dakota, Kansas and
Nebraska The condition OF the average is
93, which is little below the July averages
OF the previous three years.
Ii is apparently decline OF about one
sixth in the tobacco area. in which nearly
all the tobacco growing States partleipstc.
The average cfcondition IS 81. lower JUly
figure than for several previous years.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

Michael Lynch was the FIRST 70 march be-
fore the bar Of justice IN Police Court yes
terday morning. and he paid S5.25 for being
dlsorderly. john NJ Lane pleaded
guilty to being intoxicated aid disordesly
and sentence was suspended on him on
payment OF c0sts.--Agnes CarIcDier, Tor
keeping a house Of ill-fame ani Lizzie
Moore and. Ada Morse for residing ia
house OF ill-isme. pleaded not gailty 80 the
charge and their cases were adjourned 10
July 11.-Six inmates OF a house Of I'LL
fame At 2jS kent-sl. paid $500 each end
were discharged. - Fanny Witbev.
charged with keeping a house of ili-fame
was tried before the court and discharged
Prosecuting Attorney Clay conducted
the prosecution. and J. h.. AcBrioe appear
ed for the defense--Four other keepers o.
houses OF assgnation CD the ssiae street
testified in the case. but the Judge was un-
able 70 convict or The eviseaoe---J Bessie
Mason the Little girl arrested at the. Farm.
Friday and charged with beiag 9is8rdesiy
pleaded not guilty and her case was ad-
iourncd q july yl1.-lamerdins Haas the
little gi.i who abused her siep-iatber. plead
ed not guilty 10 charge Of assault and
battery and will bave n hearing July H.
Three saloon cases were adjourned TO
July Is, IA and Is.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

Thomas Kalbsob AID Wm. sturvis two
Wyoming farmers living near Grandyilie
got into quarrel Friday night over couple
of cows which one claimed was ia the 9th
er's pasture The dispute was brought 10 a
crisis. however. when kslbach called siur-
visaG- d. and seid That he and
his family were nothing bui robbers kffer
this yoiley Of abuse siuFFls struck kslbech
a blow with "a ax handle which he had ID
b is hand. knock ing hin % the ground me
sensible Friends "a 10th p1rfiea were soon
on the spot. and stormy scene ensued be-
tween the two factions kalbach was
brought 20 BIS home ard his wCune vhlcb
i en- ugly gash scross tDe scsip. wss dressed.
There has been ga iil feeling between tas
two families for some tame. sDc arrests vii
probably follow.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10
A STRIKE NOT ENDED
EXCITEMENT ~ TIE co.'s HrlDs
nlss&tssiactiaa Wath tiss ssnseatsesss Aa-
sAas AnetAsr 8seeisux A. ~ llele Ia-
aserreexAe s<2ak sna Eile
laksst tln AZ la1ro..ee.

lAloEFoeE. Ia, tniy g. The eoke strlks
is POI yel eadsa. Ias saiioa 81 yesterdays
convention ia oslarinf So sesame work II
sliding scale xas agreed a.. esnsea god
deal ~ dissatisfaction. aud another nleetine
VII be held Monday. hen il vii prohA-
bls be decided 10 continue The sirlke. Aax-
wilhsiandine Ihis tie operators seem .1n
top AID s general assumption ls resa1.ie1
- only question al sbpri tinie
The sstaalioa al Aesl LitSenine j. un-
changed al tas additional men hack Il
work t03ap. Everything is q0iei aud PINK
egt0l lns a appHcheA4 nc SERIOUS tfauhia
A oisslafch from Dawson sayz that two
hundreG Sweies marched "a iAe Jimtown
works and nauted the Superintendent thAk
they we're ready 10 work. They will re-
suas Monday.
Al IseIs0n the excitement is intense.
The strikers he'd an0gner meeline today
snd resolved % not be governed by the
action taken yesterday, b0i 80 slAnd oUi Tor
a. advance The leaders favor resumption
at TIE old wages. bal lhe rama AID lie want
&C increase.
fIIGssUsS. July s--A specisi ftom the
coke region gives these panicl as. Al
Dawson. Pa. seventy i've men are al worA.
ct jamestown everything looks snconTss-
ing Tor luA resumption at JulontoNa.
OUt 81 500 ovens al the Lsisoming Wofks,
only twenty are iired up The men have
mol resumed W0rL IA anything like efleC.-
i've numbers. The strikers arr disAesrs-
eued over the prospect oi oertein eviction
from their homes. Al tsernon a mains.iF
of the miaerS and laborers 0f TIE An4aiea-
mated Association have VOTED against rs
turning 10 Wofk. Leading meE say the
funds IN the treasury vail be used a. bay
tents and 10 protect families should thy
be- evicied. District Master Aorkmal.
Bvrne. OF the b of l.. has issued . circular
warning the Knights not O. return 90 Hork
unless such au order comes through the
proper channeio OF the Organization. The
Distrlc; Assembly viii meet al IninnioWn
Monday morning and igll turnout is eE-
f,erfed
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

made against him. | can say that
no threats of violence were ever
made or even dreamed of. The old soldiers
do not mean TO throw bricks in order to
show their contempt. | have had letters
by the bushel from all parts OF the United
States, and | believe that nlnety-nine per
cent. of the old soldiers were opposed to
having him review them at their eucamp-
ment. As TO the suggestion from st. Louis
that the citizens will treat the Grand Army
with incivility, | can say that the old sol
diers ask no favors of ST. Louis and do not
go there for that purpose. They are not
set of politicians, and they will find all the
entertainment they want in reviewing and
strengthening the ties of fraternal associa-
ton y
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10

There is considerable omnent among
locsl It essre goefs IS q tbs prospects of the
Dsv play 70 be inTgdooed Dsxf safs9n -
G. 3 I&mbeTt. 81 this <sty. entitled, A
N0thefs Curse. = roezabeT of tss ~
Wssh-ts- -NenE CAB baile3 8 reporter res
teT6sV vith. He5s fhere have von beard
seauf H No. Then IE te8 Toa. Nr
TamasTT is going te iutrolr1e rssreh5nfo
one - rs scenes A. Reed TRks waich -
20 be eedios - - the o Wash - Nong
Cgh ed p ~s.eostei8 = sFsiug tie
Bsss< foT a
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10
SHERMAN AND RECIPROCITY.
The Senator to Welt Canada with Con
gresham Buftorwortb.

New York. July 9-It is stated that Sen
ator John Sherman, who hss recently
taken up and sdvocaied the subject of re-
ciprocity with Canada. viii make a tour OF
the Dominion during August and Septem-
Der. Congressman Buttergorth. OF Cincin-
natl, who hiss been over TO Canada with
Erastus Winmsn. will accompany him,
and it is also probable that Mr.. Winman
will be a member Of the party. They will
take trip over the Canada Pacific rail-
rad.
Il is also stated that New York bankers
have formed a syndicate to take $1,000 Of
bonds offered By the Ottawa Central rail
road on a large tract Of coal and ircE land
on their line The negotiation was con-
duCted by s. J. Richie. who vas instru-
mental in inducing Senator sherman to
take No the question Of reciprocity. Richie
hss also recently induced American cap;-
taiists 70 invest in heavy deposits Of con-
per on the line Of the Canadian PaGfc rail-
road